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economy news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online newsenCopyright 20152015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00Pima County newest contestant in 'So You Want to Sue the Legislature'http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/073115_devil_roundup/pima-county-newest-contestant-so-you-want-sue-legislature/
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TucsonSentinel.comIt's too hot to be intriguing, but the summer slowdown gives us a chance to catch up on the helpings I've dished so far — and look forward to what comes next with the city, county and state.
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Report: About 40 percent of workers in Az, U.S. have no paid sick leavehttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/072915_sick_leave/report-40-percent-workers-az-us-have-no-paid-sick-leave/
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TucsonSentinel.comNearly half of Arizona’s private-sector workers, more than 934,000 people, do not have access to paid sick leave, according to a report by a group pushing for such laws. More than 43 million people, accounting for about 39 percent of private-sector workers in the country, don’t have the ability to earn paid sick leave.
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Rick Perry launches populist offensive against big bankshttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/072915_perry_banks/rick-perry-launches-populist-offensive-against-big-banks/
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TucsonSentinel.comSounding a deeply populist note, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday launched an offensive against banks that are too big to fail, making a pitch for Wall Street reform while tying the 2008 financial crisis to Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton.
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The drug war isn’t the only battle Mexico is losinghttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/072715_mexico_poverty/the-drug-war-isnt-only-battle-mexico-losing/
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TucsonSentinel.comThe country now has 2 million more poor people than it had in 2012.
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FactCheck: Sanders stretches state of the richhttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/072415_sanders_factcheck/factcheck-sanders-stretches-state-rich/
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TucsonSentinel.comSen. Bernie Sanders claims that in the United States, “almost all of the wealth rests in the hands of the few.” He exaggerates. At most, the top 0.1 percent of U.S. families own 22 percent of the nation’s wealth, and Federal Reserve Board economists put the figure at 14 percent.
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Officials: Az’s slip in state-funded pension ranks no cause for concernhttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/072415_state_pensions/officials-azs-slip-state-funded-pension-ranks-no-cause-concern/
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TucsonSentinel.comFunding for Arizona’s state-run pension funds fell by more than 20 percent from 2003 to 2013, but the almost 600,000 state workers covered have no reason to worry about their retirement, officials said.
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Arizona continues to fare poorly in national child well-being scorecardhttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/072215_az_kids/arizona-continues-fare-poorly-national-child-well-being-scorecard/
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TucsonSentinel.comDespite making progress in most areas, Arizona remained mired at 46th among states for overall child well-being in the 2015 KidsCount report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
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Trickle-down drought: Arizona dodges connection between ground & surface waterhttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071715_ground_water/trickle-down-drought-arizona-dodges-connection-between-ground-surface-water/
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TucsonSentinel.comDespite decades of accepted science, California and Arizona are still counting and regulate groundwater and surface water as if they were entirely separate. Damage from the West’s increasing reliance on underground supplies is proliferating, with groundwater levels in some places being drawn down so quickly that the earth above them is collapsing.
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Clinton twists Bush’s wordshttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/071615_clinton_factcheck/clinton-twists-bushs-words/
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TucsonSentinel.comHillary Clinton has continued to twist Jeb Bush’s words, suggesting that he thinks “the nurse who stands on her feet all day or the trucker who drives all night” needs to “work longer hours.” Bush has said he was talking about part-time workers who want full-time hours.
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Ted Cruz off on Hispanic unemploymenthttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/071415_cruz_latinos/ted-cruz-off-hispanic-unemployment/
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TucsonSentinel.comFactCheck examines presidential candidate Ted Cruz's claim that Hispanics had been “profoundly hurt by the Obama economy” and that the Latino media had neglected to report it.
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FactChecking Scott Walkerhttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/071315_scott_walker/factchecking-scott-walker/
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TucsonSentinel.comWisconsin Gov. Scott Walker became the 15th Republican to officially declare he is running for president of the United States. “I’m in,” he tweeted to his followers this morning.
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Crunching rankings shows Az's low-cost economic model is outdatedhttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/071015_economy_op/crunching-rankings-shows-azs-low-cost-economic-model-outdated/
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TucsonSentinel.comYou may have heard CNBC released a report on the top states for business — and Arizona tumbled 20 spots to No. 34, but did you get the memo that Gov. Doug Ducey doesn't want bad news? Never mind the term "business friendly." Look at the states with strong economies and Arizona has a starting point to talk about our own.
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Obama's numbers, July updatehttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/070815_obama_numbers/obamas-numbers-july-update/
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TucsonSentinel.comUnemployment is down, as is home ownership, while business start-ups, paychecks and oil production are up.
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Mexico gets more money from migrants than from oil exportshttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/070715_migrant_money/mexico-gets-more-money-from-migrants-than-from-oil-exports/
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TucsonSentinel.comMigrant workers' remittances have almost bounced back to their pre-Great Recession peak. In the first three months of 2015, migrants sent home $5.7 billion.
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Mexico bans wild animals in circuses — but there's no place for them to gohttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/070215_mexico_circus_animals/mexico-bans-wild-animals-circuses-but-theres-no-place-them-go/
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TucsonSentinel.comA new law in Mexico banning the use of tigers, elephants, zebras, lions and other exotic animals in circuses comes into effect next week. But what will happen to all of these animals?
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Cactus rustlers focus of Saguaro Nat'l Park tagging planhttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070215_stolen_saguaros/cactus-rustlers-focus-saguaro-natl-park-tagging-plan/
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TucsonSentinel.comIn a new move to protect the state’s iconic plant, Saguaro National Park plans to monitor cactus nurseries to prevent the buying and selling of stolen saguaros from the park.
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Export-Import Bank stalls in Congress leaving firms in ‘uncharted territory’http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070115_exim_expiration/export-import-bank-stalls-congress-leaving-firms-uncharted-territory/
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TucsonSentinel.comAuthorization for the government bank that has helped more than 100 Arizona businesses do international business expired early Wednesday, leaving the Export-Import Bank in “uncharted territory” for the first time in its 81 years.
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100K Arizona workers could see salary bump with expanded OT ruleshttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/063015_over_time/100k-arizona-workers-could-see-salary-bump-with-expanded-ot-rules/
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TucsonSentinel.comThe Department of Labor announced plans Tuesday to expand overtime guarantees to about 5 million salaried workers who are not now covered, including an estimated 100,000 white-collar workers in Arizona.
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FactChecking presidential candidate Chris Christiehttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/063015_chris_christie/factchecking-presidential-candidate-chris-christie/
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TucsonSentinel.comNew Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced his presidential candidacy Tuesday morning, joining an already crowded field vying for the Republican nomination.
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Call center cheers show Council sloth on economyhttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/062615_econ_dev/call-center-cheers-show-council-sloth-economy/
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TucsonSentinel.comThe bad news about Comcast's new call center is that it remains good news after a quarter-century of failed economic development. When are we going to stop making excuses and coming up with plans to make plans to study things? It's time to get angry.
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FactChecking fallout from High Court Obamacare rulinghttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/062515_scotus_ruling/factchecking-fallout-from-high-court-obamacare-ruling/
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TucsonSentinel.comThe Supreme Court upholds the ACA subsidies, and the political reaction is misleading.
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Az lawmakers split on vote to advance Pacific trade dealhttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061915_az_pacific_trade_deal/az-lawmakers-split-vote-advance-pacific-trade-deal/
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TucsonSentinel.comArizona Republicans sided with President Barack Obama and the state’s Democrats opposed him Thursday, as the House voted to revive stalled negotiations toward a 12-nation free-trade pact with Asian and Pacific Rim countries.
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Mexico to Donald Trump: You are one ‘ignorant,' 'prejudiced' hombrehttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061915_trump_mexico/mexico-donald-trump-you-are-one-ignorant-prejudiced-hombre/
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TucsonSentinel.com'They’re rapists,' Trump said of Mexicans while announcing his candidacy for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.
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Memo to Ducey: Stop making columnist's job this easyhttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/061915_econbrief_op/memo-ducey-stop-making-columnists-job-this-easy/
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TucsonSentinel.comUpdated: Seriously, Gov. Ducey, stop with the low-hanging fruit for columnists. Firing the economist who says the economy isn't doing well does not fix the economy.
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UA launches collaborative center with Mexican universityhttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061815_ua_mex/ua-launches-collaborative-center-with-mexican-university/
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TucsonSentinel.comThe University of Arizona is setting up a center in Tucson "focused on fostering collaborative research" with the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, officials said Thursday.
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FactCheck: Bush twists Florida’s jobs rankinghttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061715_bush_jobs/factcheck-bush-twists-floridas-jobs-ranking/
http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061715_bush_jobs/factcheck-bush-twists-floridas-jobs-ranking/
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TucsonSentinel.comPresidential candidate Jeb Bush uses some creative cherry-picking to back up the claim that as governor “we made Florida No. 1 in job creation.”
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The Az power plant fueling America's droughthttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061715_power_az_drought/the-az-power-plant-fueling-americas-drought/
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TucsonSentinel.comArizona's Navajo Generating Station, the West's largest power plant, is consuming 22,000 tons of coal and emitting 44,000 tons of carbon dioxide each day, in large part to deliver Arizona’s water.
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Pacific trade deal has lots of protections for businesses — but not for workershttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061615_pacific_trade_deal/pacific-trade-deal-has-lots-protections-businesses-but-not-workers/
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TucsonSentinel.comThe secretive, humongous treaty won’t stop labor abuses in poor countries, critics warn.
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FactCheck: Sunday spin from Clinton surrogateshttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061615_clinton_spin/factcheck-sunday-spin-from-clinton-surrogates/
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TucsonSentinel.comTwo of Hillary Clinton’s high-profile surrogates made false and misleading claims on the Sunday talk shows the day after she officially kicked off her campaign.
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Report: State, national economies could surge under deportation-deferral planshttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061615_daca_dollars/report-state-national-economies-could-surge-under-deportation-deferral-plans/
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TucsonSentinel.comGranting deportation deferral to an estimated 137,000 Arizona residents would add hundreds of jobs annually and billions of dollars over a decade to the state economy, according to a new state-by-state analysis from liberal think-tank Center for American Progress.
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Obama wants to give $1 billion to scandal wracked Central American gov'tshttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061515_central_am_aid/obama-wants-give-1-billion-scandal-wracked-central-american-govts/
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TucsonSentinel.comHonduras, Guatemala and El Salvador are in a crucial phase of lobbying for new U.S. funds to help them break cycles of poverty and violence, and stem migration. But the presidents of both Honduras and Guatemala have recently come under fire for alleged corruption.
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Factchecking Jeb Bushhttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061515_jeb_bush/factchecking-jeb-bush/
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TucsonSentinel.comJeb Bush, the brother of one president and son of another, plans to join the 2016 presidential campaign today. It is the first time he has run for national office, so our file on him isn’t as robust as those for some other candidates.
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Factchecking Obama's health care boastshttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061115_obama_health_care/factchecking-obamas-health-care-boasts/
http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061115_obama_health_care/factchecking-obamas-health-care-boasts/
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TucsonSentinel.comPresident Barack Obama made misleading and exaggerated claims in a speech Tuesday boasting of the accomplishments of the Affordable Care Act.
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Across West, 'use or lose' laws encourage water wastehttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060915_water_use_incentives/across-west-use-or-lose-laws-encourage-water-waste/
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TucsonSentinel.comA vestige of 139-year-old water law pushes ranchers to use as much water as they possibly can, even during a drought. “Use it or lose it” clauses are common in state laws throughout the Colorado River basin and give the farmers, ranchers and governments holding water rights a powerful incentive to use more water than they need.
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Mexico loosening rules for armed U.S. agentshttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/060915_us_agents_mexico/mexico-loosening-rules-armed-us-agents/
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TucsonSentinel.comLawmakers are celebrating news that Mexico will soon allow U.S. agents to carry guns while inspecting cargo on Mexican soil, which should help speed trade between the two countries. New gun rules may also mean better protection for foreign dignitaries who will be able to travel with their official security details.
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Cross-border partnerships good news for Southwesthttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/060515_mex_trade_op/cross-border-partnerships-good-news-southwest/
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TucsonSentinel.comThe Southwest is perfectly positioned to benefit from Mexico's economic growth. Mexico is already Arizona's largest trading partner, with total trade of $15.9 billion in 2014 alone. These numbers are bound to increase as its economy grows, along with Mexicans' purchasing power and the rising number of manufacturing facilities in border states.
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Grijalva: Cuba visit showed trade opportunities for Arizonahttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060115_grijalva_cuba/grijalva-cuba-visit-showed-trade-opportunities-arizona/
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TucsonSentinel.com"Visiting Cuba in person was an opportunity to see first-hand the many ways our nations can mutually benefit from open relations," U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva said Monday, after a trip to the island nation last week. "President Obama has taken significant actions to normalize relations with Cuba. Now Congress must act to fully end the decades-old trade and travel embargo."
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Factchecking Bernie Sanders on income inequalityhttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052815_sanders_income_inequality/factchecking-bernie-sanders-income-inequality/
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TucsonSentinel.comVermont Sen. Bernie Sanders claims that “in America we now have more income and wealth inequality than any other major country on earth.” Not really. Sanders excludes nations such as Russia, Turkey and Brazil from his definition of “major.”
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$8.5 billion in gaming later, how are tribes doing?http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/052715_tribes_op/85-billion-gaming-later-how-are-tribes-doing/
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TucsonSentinel.comNed Norris, Jr., isn't the tribal chairman of the Tohono O'odham Nation anymore and it happened this week. What's that? First you heard of it? In ignoring what's going on on the rez, the media's missing a story for the ages.
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The Santorum file (take two)http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052715_rick_santorum/the-santorum-file-take-two/
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TucsonSentinel.comRick Santorum, the second-place finisher in the 2012 Republican presidential primary, announced Wednesday that he will run again for the presidency.
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How Arizona cotton is fueling the West's water crisishttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052715_cotton_water_crisis/how-arizona-cotton-fueling-wests-water-crisis/
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TucsonSentinel.comThe government's damaging choice to back cotton in the desert.
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Longer term car loans gaining traction, especially in Arizonahttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052615_car_loans/longer-term-car-loans-gaining-traction-especially-arizona/
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TucsonSentinel.comSince the Great Recession, more consumers are signing up for longer car loans. Although the move can lower monthly payments, experts warn it could mean more debt because of interest paid over a longer period of time. The national average for a new car loan term was 66 months, with a monthly payment of $482 in 2014.
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Hunters to House: Don’t restrict sportsmen on federal landshttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052115_hunting_fed_lands/hunters-house-dont-restrict-sportsmen-federal-lands/
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TucsonSentinel.comSportsmen called on a House panel Wednesday to support a sweeping proposal that they said would guarantee hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting rights on federal lands for future generations. Critics say the bill would remove environmental protections to solve a problem the doesn’t exist.
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
Clinton misues stat on CEO payhttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052115_factcheck_clinton/clinton-misues-stat-ceo-pay/
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TucsonSentinel.comHillary Clinton said the “average American CEO” makes 300 times more than the typical worker, but she was referring to a study that looked at pay disparity between CEOs and average workers only at the top 350 companies.
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
Surviving drought the hard wayhttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051915_az_drought/surviving-drought-hard-way/
http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051915_az_drought/surviving-drought-hard-way/
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TucsonSentinel.comCan Arizona survive the drought caused by man-made climate change? Probably. The question is whether it will be the easy way or the hard way.
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
FactChecking Chris Christie's part-time worker claimhttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051415_christie_jobs_claim/factchecking-chris-christies-part-time-worker-claim/
http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051415_christie_jobs_claim/factchecking-chris-christies-part-time-worker-claim/
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TucsonSentinel.comNew Jersey Gov. Chris Christie claims “we’ve had a huge shift from full-time work to part-time work” under President Obama.
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
Signs that Mexico is finally taking its corruption problem seriouslyhttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051315_mexico_corruption/signs-that-mexico-finally-taking-its-corruption-problem-seriously/
http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051315_mexico_corruption/signs-that-mexico-finally-taking-its-corruption-problem-seriously/
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TucsonSentinel.comA new website exposes candidates' wealth, and a new anti-corruption system could make dirty politicos more vulnerable to prosecution.
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
U.S.-backed trade deal could stop the poor from getting life-saving medshttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051115_generic_drug_trade/us-backed-trade-deal-could-stop-poor-from-getting-life-saving-meds/
http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051115_generic_drug_trade/us-backed-trade-deal-could-stop-poor-from-getting-life-saving-meds/
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TucsonSentinel.comHundreds of millions of patients around the Pacific rim face losing the chance to use new, cheap generic drugs to treat a host of conditions thanks to the Trans-Pacific Trade Partnership. The TPP will be the world’s largest ever trade agreement — and it's being negotiated behind closed doors.
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
Grand Canyon at 'confluence' of popularity, money and conservationhttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050715_grand_canyon_development/grand-canyon-confluence-popularity-money-and-conservation/
http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050715_grand_canyon_development/grand-canyon-confluence-popularity-money-and-conservation/
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TucsonSentinel.comWith millions visiting the Grand Canyon each year, the natural wonder has become the focus of two proposed developments. One would create a tramway from the rim on the Navajo Nation. Another would add hundreds of homes just south of the national park.
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
The extreme weather-climate change connectionhttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050615_climate_change/the-extreme-weather-climate-change-connection/
http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050615_climate_change/the-extreme-weather-climate-change-connection/
13:31:00Z
TucsonSentinel.comRep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, made several incorrect claims in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece regarding connections between climate change and severe weather.
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
Phoenix Forward launched to encourage business growthhttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050315_phx_forward/phoenix-forward-launched-encourage-business-growth/
http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050315_phx_forward/phoenix-forward-launched-encourage-business-growth/
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TucsonSentinel.comPhoenix leaders plan to help facilitate that growth and support business needs through the Phoenix Forward initiative, which launched last week.
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
Rocky Point's new cruise port 'most important' project in cityhttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042815_rocky_point_port/rocky-points-new-cruise-port-most-important-project-city/
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TucsonSentinel.comUpdated: Mexico plans to spend roughly $100 million building its first cruise ship home port in Puerto Peñasco. “It is the most important project the city has ever had,” said Miguel Guevara, director of promotion and international affairs for the city.
2015-05-06T10:38:29-07:00
Experts: 'Moderate' improvement for Arizona tourismhttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042815_tourism/experts-moderate-improvement-arizona-tourism/
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TucsonSentinel.comArizona’s Office of Tourism escaped initial plans to cut $4.5 million from next year’s budget, a move industry lobbyist Barry Aarons called a “big victory for the industry.” The state's tourism industry hasn’t fully recovered from the steep declines in travel during the Great Recession.
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
Experts press case for forest management to head off catastrophic wildfireshttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042715_wildfire_prevention/experts-press-case-forest-management-head-off-catastrophic-wildfires/
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TucsonSentinel.comThe science is in and the time to act on forest management is now if the government wants to avoid more catastrophic wildfires, a panel of wildfire experts told a House committee Thursday.
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
Carlos Slim: Arizona-Mexico relations yet to reach full potentialhttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042215_carlos_slim/carlos-slim-arizona-mexico-relations-yet-reach-full-potential/
http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042215_carlos_slim/carlos-slim-arizona-mexico-relations-yet-reach-full-potential/
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TucsonSentinel.comCarlos Slim Helu, a tycoon known as one of the world’s richest businessmen, talked international trade and gave advice to the Phoenix business community on Wednesday. In his talk, he spoke about the future of U.S.-Mexico relations, among other things.
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
Experts: Funding, staffing cuts undermining state water agencyhttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042115_water_agency/experts-funding-staffing-cuts-undermining-state-water-agency/
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TucsonSentinel.comSome Arizona water experts are alarmed at deep cuts to funding and staffing at the agency in charge of securing Arizona's water supply. A Cronkite News Special Report examines those claims.
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
Leaders: Az must increase higher ed funding to improve economyhttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041615_economy_higher_ed/leaders-az-must-increase-higher-ed-funding-improve-economy/
http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041615_economy_higher_ed/leaders-az-must-increase-higher-ed-funding-improve-economy/
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TucsonSentinel.comIf Arizona doesn’t change course and increase funding to higher education, the state’s economic health will decline, ASU President Michael Crow told a group of business leaders Thursday during a panel discussion in downtown Phoenix.
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
100 days of Ducey: Gov. calls budget, education, and business 'highlights'http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041615_ducey_100_days/100-days-ducey-gov-calls-budget-education-and-business-highlights/
http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041615_ducey_100_days/100-days-ducey-gov-calls-budget-education-and-business-highlights/
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TucsonSentinel.comGov. Doug Ducey boarded an RV dubbed the "Opportunity Express" to tout his first 100 days in office. Ducey points to promises kept, but a leading Democrat says it's been a bad 100 days.
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
Arizona exports topped $21 billion in 2014http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041015_az_trade/arizona-exports-topped-21-billion-2014/
http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041015_az_trade/arizona-exports-topped-21-billion-2014/
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TucsonSentinel.comArizona businesses exported $21.1 billion in goods last year, which supported 93,354 jobs in the state, according to a report by the U.S. Trade Representative. It said the state's exports have grown 57 percent since 2004, with the vast majority from small or mid-sized companies.
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
Obama's numbers, April updatehttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040815_obama_numbers/obamas-numbers-april-update/
http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040815_obama_numbers/obamas-numbers-april-update/
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TucsonSentinel.comJobs, earnings, health insurance, oil production, exports and more. Our latest installment of the Obama scorecard.
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
Coconino, Santa Cruz counties join suit backing Obama’s immigration actionshttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040815_immigration_lawsuit/coconino-santa-cruz-counties-join-suit-backing-obamas-immigration-actions/
http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040815_immigration_lawsuit/coconino-santa-cruz-counties-join-suit-backing-obamas-immigration-actions/
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TucsonSentinel.comThe two Arizona counties joined dozens of local governments on a court brief urging immediate implementation of the president's orders on immigration - orders Arizona is suing to block. One county official said suing to back immigration reform was the "right thing to do."
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
McCain: Reopening hatchery near Hoover Dam a boon to Mohave Countyhttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040615_mohave_hatchery/mccain-reopening-hatchery-near-hoover-dam-boon-mohave-county/
http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040615_mohave_hatchery/mccain-reopening-hatchery-near-hoover-dam-boon-mohave-county/
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TucsonSentinel.comU.S. Sen. John McCain traveled to Bullhead City to see officials formalize an agreement to reopen the Willow Beach National Fish Hatchery along the Colorado River. He and others say making sure Lake Mohave is stocked with rainbow trout is critical to the area’s economy.
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
Iran nuclear pact sparks divided reaction from Arizona lawmakershttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040615_az_iran_reaction/iran-nuclear-pact-sparks-divided-reaction-from-arizona-lawmakers/
http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040615_az_iran_reaction/iran-nuclear-pact-sparks-divided-reaction-from-arizona-lawmakers/
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TucsonSentinel.comPresident Barack Obama called it a "historic understanding with Iran, which, if fully implemented, will prevent it from obtaining a nuclear weapon." But Arizona lawmakers saw it as everything from a step to peace to a step down a "disgraceful path" with an enemy.
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
Venezuela’s president racing to collect 10 million anti-Obama signatureshttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040315_venezuela_obama/venezuelas-president-racing-collect-10-million-anti-obama-signatures/
http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040315_venezuela_obama/venezuelas-president-racing-collect-10-million-anti-obama-signatures/
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TucsonSentinel.comWhen U.S. President Barack Obama declared Venezuela a “national security threat” and smacked the country with sanctions last month, a reaction was inevitable. Even school kids are reportedly signing the petition, which the Venezuelan president plans to deliver in person to Obama next week.
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
Arizona craft breweries embracing new beer lawhttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/040215_craft_brew_law/arizona-craft-breweries-embracing-new-beer-law/
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TucsonSentinel.comOne of the owners of Tempe-based Four Peaks Brewery said they plan hire more people and expand their brand, which includes releasing more specialty beer. Randy Schultz and the other co-owners said they were thrilled when Gov. Doug Ducey signed the "Arizona Beer Bill."
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
Census: Arizonans with health insurance rose as state economy fellhttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040215_az_insured/census-arizonans-with-health-insurance-rose-as-state-economy-fell/
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TucsonSentinel.comThe number of Arizonans with health insurance rose even as the economy fell from 2007 to 2010, when both trends reversed course, a Census report says. The number of insured in the state improved only slightly from 2007 to 2013, inching from fifth- to eighth-worst in the U.S.
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
Business experts weigh in on state budgethttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040115_state_budget/business-experts-weigh-state-budget/
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TucsonSentinel.comAlthough they’re concerned state budget cuts will have long-term implications on the economy and job market, experts also found some bright spots for the business community.
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
Hart: The sinking middle classhttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/033015_middle_class_op/hart-sinking-middle-class/
http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/033015_middle_class_op/hart-sinking-middle-class/
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TucsonSentinel.comChances are if someone asked you where you’d place yourself on the socio-economic ladder, you’d say “middle class.” And why not? Being middle class is almost synonymous with being American. But today, the chances are increasing that you may no longer make the middle class cut.
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
Tucson, Phoenix face growing gap between income and renthttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/033015_rent_income_gap/tucson-phoenix-face-growing-gap-between-income-and-rent/
http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/033015_rent_income_gap/tucson-phoenix-face-growing-gap-between-income-and-rent/
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TucsonSentinel.comThe gap between rental cost and household income is increasing to unsustainable levels in most major metro areas, including in Phoenix and Tucson, according to a new report by the National Association of Realtors.
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
Hot topic: 'America's Hispanics'http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/033015_hispanics_hart_op/hot-topic-americas-hispanics/
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TucsonSentinel.comThe linked issues of immigration and America’s growing Hispanic population have generated what has become a permanent public argument. Everybody in the country, it seems – especially in Arizona -- has an opinion, and often a fierce one. So it might be worth hearing what the issue looks like from outside the U.S., especially from a viewpoint that prides itself on a rational, balanced approach to even the hottest of topics.
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
Factchecking Ted Cruz, Part IIhttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032615_cruz_factcheck/factchecking-ted-cruz-part-ii/
http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032615_cruz_factcheck/factchecking-ted-cruz-part-ii/
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TucsonSentinel.comIn announcing his presidential candidacy, Sen. Ted Cruz painted a bleak picture of “economic stagnation” and “record numbers” of small-business failures. He’s off base on both counts.
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
Asian cuisine expanding in Arizona restaurant markethttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/031915_asian_cuisine/asian-cuisine-expanding-arizona-restaurant-market/
http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/031915_asian_cuisine/asian-cuisine-expanding-arizona-restaurant-market/
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TucsonSentinel.comArizona has seen particular growth in Asian fusion restaurants, like Sumo Maya in Scottsdale, which serves Mexican-Asian fusion cuisine, Arizona Restaurant Association spokeswoman Chianne Hewer said.
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
Report gives Arizona a B for gov't spending transparencyhttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031915_govt_transparency/report-gives-arizona-b-govt-spending-transparency/
http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031915_govt_transparency/report-gives-arizona-b-govt-spending-transparency/
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TucsonSentinel.comReleased during Sunshine Week, the annual Following the Money report praises Arizona for providing data about the state's largest economic-development programs through its OpenBooks website.
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
Calling college cuts 'difficult,' Ducey wants to work with regentshttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031715_ducey_universities/calling-college-cuts-difficult-ducey-wants-work-with-regents/
http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031715_ducey_universities/calling-college-cuts-difficult-ducey-wants-work-with-regents/
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TucsonSentinel.comThe head of the Arizona Board of Regents has threatened to sue over cuts to state universities, but Gov. Doug Ducey says he's proud of the budget. Ducey says he wants to work with university leaders and regents on the future.
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
School's out completelyhttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/031615_az_school_cuts/schools-out-completely/
http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/031615_az_school_cuts/schools-out-completely/
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TucsonSentinel.comWhatever the final numbers, the outlook for education in Arizona is grim. Blame the Kookocracy. Blame the governor, wealthy Republican Douglas A. Roscoe Jr. aka "Doug Ducey." Or credit them. A majority of Arizonans voted them in.
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
PCC raises tuition, asks staff to take unpaid leave after losing state fundinghttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031315_pcc_budget/pcc-raises-tuition-asks-staff-take-unpaid-leave-after-losing-state-funding/
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TucsonSentinel.comUpdated: In an attempt to make up for a complete loss of state funding, Pima Community College is raising tuition and asking staff to consider taking voluntary unpaid time off.
2015-03-13T21:52:05+00:00
Welfare drug tests fail to save Az predicted cashhttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030615_welfare_drug_test/welfare-drug-tests-fail-save-az-predicted-cash/
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TucsonSentinel.comIn 2009, Arizona became the first state in the country to require drug tests for welfare recipients in effort to save the state dire-needed cash and ensure taxpayer dollars won’t go to drug users. The results, however, haven’t come to meet those expectations.
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
Census: Fewer Arizona households received food stamps in 2013http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030515_food_stamps/census-fewer-arizona-households-received-food-stamps-2013/
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TucsonSentinel.comTwo experts say the drop to an estimated 13.5 percent of Arizona households likely points to the state's improving economy. However, another said it could also be a sign that many people had used up their eligibility. To be eligible, a household's gross monthly income must be at or below 130 percent of the federal poverty line.
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
Will power plant rules cause blackouts?http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030515_carbon_emissions/will-power-plant-rules-cause-blackouts/
http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030515_carbon_emissions/will-power-plant-rules-cause-blackouts/
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TucsonSentinel.comFactCheck: The head of the Environmental Protection Agency told Congress her agency’s proposed rules governing carbon dioxide emissions from power plants will not affect the reliability of electricity service. That’s debatable.
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
FactCheck: More Keystone spinhttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030315_keystone_spin/factcheck-more-keystone-spin/
http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030315_keystone_spin/factcheck-more-keystone-spin/
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TucsonSentinel.comWith a showdown vote approaching on the Keystone XL pipeline, both sides continue to spin the facts about exports and safety.
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
Officials expect heavy snowfall to boost Flagstaff economyhttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030215_snow_economy/officials-expect-heavy-snowfall-boost-flagstaff-economy/
http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030215_snow_economy/officials-expect-heavy-snowfall-boost-flagstaff-economy/
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TucsonSentinel.comThe winter storm in Flagstaff on Monday may have closed public schools and forced offices to work with skeleton staffs, but it’s a welcome treat for many Flagstaff businesses. The northern Arizona city relies on its winter economy, officials said. And so far, the season has been mostly dry.
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
What’s hot in Az hospitality this year? Experts share 2015 trendshttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/030215_hospitality_trends/whats-hot-az-hospitality-this-year-experts-share-2015-trends/
http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/030215_hospitality_trends/whats-hot-az-hospitality-this-year-experts-share-2015-trends/
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TucsonSentinel.comWith guests returning to hotels and resorts, industry leaders are adding new features – curbside check-in, organic products, family packages - to create vibrant guest experiences across the state. Experts share hospitality trends.
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
Factchecking CPAChttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030215_cpac_facts/factchecking-cpac/
http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030215_cpac_facts/factchecking-cpac/
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TucsonSentinel.comA parade of potential Republican presidential candidates took turns at delivering speeches and answering questions at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference that started on Feb. 26. Along the way there were some distortions of facts.
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
Goldwater report: Az has among most burdensome licensing requirements in U.S.http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022715_az_licensing/goldwater-report-az-has-among-most-burdensome-licensing-requirements-us/
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TucsonSentinel.comArizona has among the most burdensome licensing requirements in the United States, according to a new report released by the Goldwater Institute. The result: Fewer low-income workers launch their own businesses here.
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
Biden resurrects bogus talking pointshttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022715_biden_factcheck/biden-resurrects-bogus-talking-points/
http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022715_biden_factcheck/biden-resurrects-bogus-talking-points/
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TucsonSentinel.comFactcheck: Vice President Joe Biden resurrected years-old, Democratic talking points on the Affordable Care Act and U.S. oil production during a recent speech in New Hampshire.
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
Fund schools, parents and educators tell Az legislatorshttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022515_education_day/fund-schools-parents-and-educators-tell-az-legislators/
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TucsonSentinel.comParents and educators descended on the State Capitol on Tuesday to voice their concerns to legislators about the poor state of Arizona's education system.
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
Az’s construction industry lost most jobs nationwide in 2014http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022415_construction_jobs/azs-construction-industry-lost-most-jobs-nationwide-2014/
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TucsonSentinel.comArizona’s construction workers took a big hit last year — losing 4,300 jobs — the largest loss in the nation, according to a report released by the Associated General Contractors of America. One expert said the decrease in jobs might be the “new normal” for the state.
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Higher ed budget cuts come with a pricehttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022015_higher_ed_budget_cuts/higher-ed-budget-cuts-come-with-price/
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TucsonSentinel.comWith further cuts looming over higher education in Arizona, public universities are finding ways to rely less on the state for funding at the expense of the students they serve.
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Texas leaders say state will win immigration casehttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021815_immigration_lawsuit/texas-leaders-say-state-will-win-immigration-case/
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TucsonSentinel.comAt a celebratory press conference Wednesday, Greg Abbott, Ted Cruz, Ken Paxton and Dan Patrick hailed a federal judge's ruling to block President Obama's immigration plans, and confidently predicted that Texas will keep winning on appeal.
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Factcheck: Nothing false about temperature datahttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021315_temperature_claims/factcheck-nothing-false-temperature-data/
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TucsonSentinel.comRep. Gary Palmer falsely claimed on a radio show that temperature data used to measure global climate change have been “falsified” and manipulated.
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Solar jobs in Arizona grew last year, but at slower than nat'l ratehttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021315_az_solar_jobs/solar-jobs-arizona-grew-last-year-but-slower-than-natl-rate/
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TucsonSentinel.comUpdated: The addition of 612 solar-industry jobs brought the total to 9,170 in Arizona and reversed a drop from the year before. But gains were dampened by a drop in development jobs on big solar projects in Arizona, which fell from second to third in overall solar-industry employment.
2015-02-13T13:40:15-07:00
States brace for flood of deportation-relief requestshttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021215_deportation_relief/states-brace-flood-deportation-relief-requests/
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TucsonSentinel.comMillions of undocumented immigrants could benefit from President Barack Obama’s immigration changes planned for this spring. A new report profiles 94 areas in 24 states with the most concentrated undocumented immigrant communities.
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
As U.S. marijuana legalization spreads, Mexican 'mota' takes a divehttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020915_marijuana_mexico/as-us-marijuana-legalization-spreads-mexican-mota-takes-dive/
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TucsonSentinel.comLess demand for Mexican marijuana could be reducing homicides, and some spy a future of a legal cross-border trade.
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Phoenix gains in tech jobs, but still lags other citieshttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020315_phoenix_tech_jobs/phoenix-gains-tech-jobs-but-still-lags-other-cities/
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TucsonSentinel.comA national economic development expert says the Phoenix metro area shows promise when it comes to attracting science and tech jobs. A new Brookings Institution report ranks Phoenix 50th nationally in full-time workers employed by “advanced industries” out of 100 metro areas.
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
Obama recruits Texans to help sell immigration planhttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020315_obama_immigration/obama-recruits-texans-help-sell-immigration-plan/
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TucsonSentinel.comTexas lawmakers may be leading the charge to derail President Obama’s executive action on immigration. But the White House wants it known: Not everyone in the Lone Star State wants to scrap the policy.
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
Bill would lower income tax if state collects online sales taxhttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020215_online_sales_tax/bill-would-lower-income-tax-if-state-collects-online-sales-tax/
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TucsonSentinel.comIf federal law gives states the authority to require online retailers to collect state sales taxes, Arizona should reduce the amount of income tax it collects to offset its gains, a state lawmaker says.
2015-08-02T13:31:37+00:00
Lawmaker: Bring Obama’s free community college plan to Azhttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020215_community_college/lawmaker-bring-obamas-free-community-college-plan-az/
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TucsonSentinel.comWith President Barack Obama proposing free community college in his State of the Union and proposed budget, a state lawmaker says Arizona should start laying the groundwork now.
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Hispanics and education: A Texas-sized challenge for stateshttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020215_hispanics_education/hispanics-and-education-texas-sized-challenge-states/
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TucsonSentinel.comAs Hispanics drive population growth in most states, the relatively low percentage of them earning college degrees is becoming a pressing concern.
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Racial generation gap looms large for Az, other stateshttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020215_race_generation_gap/racial-generation-gap-looms-large-az-other-states/
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TucsonSentinel.comAmerica’s growing racial generation gap, and what it means for state policy on everything from schools to job training to mass transit.
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FactChecking Santorum: All U.S. jobs did not go to immigrantshttp://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/013015_santorum_migrants_jobs/factchecking-santorum-all-us-jobs-did-not-go-immigrants/
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TucsonSentinel.comRick Santorum touted a shocking statistic to Iowa voters: Of the “6 million net new jobs created in America” since 2000, “all of them” are held by immigrants. That’s not accurate.
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